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The Real Origin of the Pope's Pointy Hat
Many people assume the Pope’s pointed hat has some hidden or mysterious origins, but its real history is even more ...
Although the origin of the Spanish Holy Week is medieval, at the end of the 19th century white supremacists in the United States began to wear costumes very similar to those of the Nazarenes. Popular ...
As the next real-life papal conclave begins, here are some movies both profound and spiritually silly to pass the time while ...
A great fantasy movie has fantastic characters, and these are the best of the best.
Chris and Steve put on their pointy hats and hop on their brooms to magic up some witchy anime. Steve, it looks like the right amounts of eye of newt and toe of frog have been deposited in the ...
But Sargeant, who suggested its inclusion, pointed out the project’s mass appeal ... way — it’s probably a good thing to wear a hard hat! But there’s a mixture of abandoned nature and ...
VE Day is being held today (May 8) and there's memorials, concerts, parties and extended pub hours to mark the occasion ...
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Hidden London: Strawberry Hill House
Because Strawberry Hill was the inspiration for the first ever Gothic novel — The Castle of Otranto — penned by its owner, Horace Walpole in 1764, after he had a nightmare in one of its faux medieval ...
Entering Kocho now is like stepping back in time. The buildings which were once family homes, are in ruins. Personal belongings lie among the rubble – shoes, pans and picture frames, the remnants of ...